After a years wait (and well worth the wait!), the new tank is here. Absolutely Gorgeous

I provided the foam mock-up and bike and Evan Wilcox improved on it and made it a reality. He is truly one of the few masters in the world able to do this kind of work.

We agreed that Evan can make this tank for others now that he has the templates and can reproduce it. Call him and get on his wait list if desired. For any future SC3 builds we do - this will be the tank we install.

For the exception of the new rear shocks coming next week, the bike is all together with the new triples, steering damper, forks, Braking caliper, front hub, gas tank, and crash bar.

Took it for a nice ride up in the hills (hwy9, 35, page mill - for the locals), and was very happy with the handling. The bike felt more stable at all speeds.

For the gas tank, I was shooting for 6 gallons by design. Today was the test fill to see how close it came - 6.3 gallons with room to spare! That should be good for at least 200+ miles before reserve. When Evan did the tank, he added a bit more volume by adding some crowning here and there.

The front Braking caliper also is a big improvement. Two finger pull does the job.

I may have missed it earlier, but what master cylinder are you using? What diameter piston is it?

Thanks for sharing this build with us bike building dreamers.

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Thanks. Im using the stock Sportster master cylinder. I didn't measure the piston diameter, so don't know. I thought id try it first to see how it would work, and it works well. I did a seal rebuild on it while it was apart too.

The new Ohlins shocks & springs arrived. 15.28" long and 4.8" stroke equates to 8+ inches at the rear wheel. The Works shocks were 15" long, but the springs were stiffer and had less sag. So, the plan is hit the same swingarm angle but with slightly more sag.

On the reg/rec relocation, maybe move it straight up the front down tube above your upper crash bar tube. That would get it up to a more crash protected spot and up above the solid part of the fender so water, mud, and debris could not collect on it.
Worth a look anyway.